Is there a discrete, limited space for apps on the macbook air?

I bought a new "air" for my wife and she loves it but ...  Yesterday a message popped up about insufficient space for apps. The box popped up repeatedly and could not be dismissed.  Today, on "spec" I deleted the Google Chrome app and restarted the machine and now it seems OK.  I want to know more.

Darrell Mcdonald wrote:
The computer has 128GB and when I checked I found about 100 available. However, that was after we got it started again.  When the message was appearing we could do nothing with the computer.
I realize this is a small "hard drive" but she has had it only 2 weeks and it is not loaded up (yet).  What I really want to know is if discrete sections of the solid state drive have been pre-designated for certain tasks. Specifically is there a limited amount of space given to apps?
No, there is just 'space' and you can put anything you want in it.
How much space is free on your hard (ssd) drive
Go to Apple>About this Mac>More Info>Storage and post the answer please

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